Between the Wars
1978 ★ 9.5 1 Season EN
War & PoliticsDocumentary
This classic series follows the events that sparked the greatest conflict of the century, capturing the drama, the excitement and the ideological juxtapositions of these crucial years. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator Eric Sevareid, …
🎬 Created by: Scott Garen, Scott Garen
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Ep 1 1978-04-05
Versailles: The First Peace
President Woodrow Wilson's idealistic hopes for world peace through collective security clash at Versailles with …
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Ep 2 1978-04-12
Return to Isolationism
The ultimate failure of Woodrow Wilson destroys himself in his desperate struggle for the League …
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Ep 3 1978-04-19
The First SALT Talks
The forces favoring peace through disarmament clash with the forces for peace through military strength. …
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Ep 4 1978-04-26
Radio, Racism and Foreign Policy
Disillusioned by the horrors of World War I, the U.S. tries to isolate herself from …
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Ep 5 1978-05-03
The Great Depression and Foreign Affairs
The Depression is a traumatic national experience which shatters U.S. self-confidence and paralyzes foreign policy, …
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Ep 6 1978-05-10
FDR and Hitler: the Rise to Power
"The individual does matter in history" -- a contrast of the style of FDR and …
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Ep 7 1978-05-17
FDR and Hitler: The Dynamics of Power
Both Hitler and Roosevelt appreciated the value of mass communications. FDR began his series of …
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Ep 8 1978-05-24
America in the Pacific: The Clash of Two Cultures
This overview of U.S.-Japanese relationships from the turn of the century until 1933 is a …
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Ep 9 1978-05-31
The Recognition of Russia: A Climate of Mutual Distrust
From the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 until the Roosevelt administration officially recognized the U.S.S.R. in …
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Ep 10 1978-06-07
Latin America: Intervention in Our Own Backyard
FDR's "The Good Neighbor Policy", his greatest foreign policy success, was a key development in …
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Ep 11 1978-06-14
The Italian-Ethiopian War: Africa in World Affairs
The short-lived but brutal Italian-Ethiopian War leads to an examination of Italian Fascism, the character …
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Ep 12 1978-06-21
The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a microcosm of the ideological conflict of this century. When …
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Ep 13 1978-06-28
The Phony War
Hitler's assumption that England would not go to war to defend Poland triggers World War …
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Ep 14 1978-07-05
FDR and Churchill: The Human Partnership
The close personal friendship between Roosevelt and Churchill had a profound effect on the history …
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Ep 15 1978-07-12
Japan Invades China: Crisis in the Far East
In 1937 Japan was bent on establishing an empire. Encouraged by lack of Western resistance, …
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Ep 16 1978-07-19
War Comes to Pearl Harbor
Some of the great questions that arises from WWII is: Did FDR know in advance …
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First Air Date
1978-04-05
Last Air Date
1978-07-19
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
16
Episode Runtime
30 min
Rating
9.5 / 10
Votes
2
Network
PBS
Studio
Alan Landsburg Productions
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